Make sure you log onto Kidblog. I have posted about 4 Iowa Children's Choice Award Nominees and am getting ready to post about a 5th one sometime today!
Also log into Sumdog and take part in the competition I created for our class. It is called "Fight the Summer Slide". It begins today and ends on July 4.
Showing posts with label reading. Show all posts
Showing posts with label reading. Show all posts
Thursday, June 4, 2015
Wednesday, May 20, 2015
Avoiding the Summer Slide
The summer slide is when students loose part of their learning over the summer because they are not using it! Here are some ways to try to avoid the summer slide:
Reading:
1. Complete Mrs. S's summer reading challenge. Notes explaining this will go home on 5/21/15.
2. Visit your public library.
3. Participate in the public library's summer reading program.
4. Swap books with a buddy.
5. Read a book and blog about it on Kidblog.
6. Find at least 5 books off the summer reading list and read them!
Math:
1. Play Sumdog. Your account should be active over the summer, if not ask your parents to set up a new one: http://www.sumdog.com/user/sign_up
2. Participate in the Ten Marks summer program: https://www.tenmarks.com/summermath
3. Play math games on Cool Math.
4. One day a week challenge yourself to complete 5 multiplication problems and 5 division problems. Choose ones appropriate for 4th graders.
5. Have your parents sign up for a free Khan Academy account. Challenge yourself to watch 1 video a week reviewing a math skill you know how to do and 1 video a week for a skill you want to learn.
Reading:
1. Complete Mrs. S's summer reading challenge. Notes explaining this will go home on 5/21/15.
2. Visit your public library.
3. Participate in the public library's summer reading program.
4. Swap books with a buddy.
5. Read a book and blog about it on Kidblog.
6. Find at least 5 books off the summer reading list and read them!
Math:
1. Play Sumdog. Your account should be active over the summer, if not ask your parents to set up a new one: http://www.sumdog.com/user/sign_up
2. Participate in the Ten Marks summer program: https://www.tenmarks.com/summermath
3. Play math games on Cool Math.
4. One day a week challenge yourself to complete 5 multiplication problems and 5 division problems. Choose ones appropriate for 4th graders.
5. Have your parents sign up for a free Khan Academy account. Challenge yourself to watch 1 video a week reviewing a math skill you know how to do and 1 video a week for a skill you want to learn.
Book Swap!
I am so excited about our Book Swap and Summer Reading Challenge! Please note if you child comes home with a book that looks like it came from our classroom, it may have. I will write discontinued on them, so you know they are suppose to have them. I have pulled a few duplicates out of the classroom library and added them to the book swap books. Thank you to everyone who donated books!
Wednesday, April 29, 2015
Book Swap Day!
Students brought home a green note explaining how our book swap day will work. They may begin bringing their books this Friday. If they are not sure if their book choice will work well for 4th grades, I will be happy to look at it and let them know.
At our "Book Swap Day" we will be kicking off our summer reading challenge. A note will be sent home on the 21st explaining the challenge!
At our "Book Swap Day" we will be kicking off our summer reading challenge. A note will be sent home on the 21st explaining the challenge!
Wednesday, April 8, 2015
"Monday Literature and Lunch Club" Meets
"The Monday Literature and Lunch Club" met today to discuss the next portion of our book. We wondered if Winnie will drink from the spring. We also wondered if we would drink from the spring! We will meet next Monday to discuss the next portion of our book.
The Third Meeting of "The Wednesday Literature and Lunch Club"
The "Wednesday Literature and Lunch Club" met for the third time. We discussed how Shiloh got attacked by another dog and Marty's Dad said he would have to return Shiloh if he heals. We will meet again next week on Friday to discuss the next portion of our book.
Tuesday, April 7, 2015
The Second Meeting of the Tuesday Literature and Lunch Club
The Tuesday Literature and Lunch Club held their second meeting today. We discussed the differences between Katie and Emma's houses. Ask your child which house they would prefer and why!
First Meeting of "The Thursday Literature and Lunch Club"!
"The Thursday Literature and Lunch Club" held its first meeting on Thursday, April 2. They are reading The Littles by John Peterson. They were to have read pages 7-21 for today's meeting. Ask your child to share what happened with you in this part!
Thursday, April 2, 2015
First Meeting of "The Tuesday Literature and Lunch Club"!
The first meeting of "The Tuesday Literature and Lunch Club" took place on Tuesday, March 31. They are reading the book Katie Kazoo Switcheroo: Who's Afraid of 4th Grade? For today's meeting they were to have read pages 1-36. Ask your child to bring their book home so you can read along and discuss it with them!
Tuesday, March 31, 2015
First Meeting of "The Monday Literature and Lunch Club"!
"The Monday Literature and Lunch Club" met for the first time on Monday, March 30. They are reading the book Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbit. For today's meeting they were to have read pages 1-30. Ask your child to describe this part of the story! Better yet ask them to bring their book home each night so you can read along with them and discuss the story together!
Sunday, March 22, 2015
Introducing "Literature and Lunch Clubs"
What's better then eating lunch with your friends? Why eating lunch with your friends and discussing a good book, of course! Mrs. Sunderman's 4th Graders will be starting "Literature and Lunch Clubs" on March 25. Each day, Monday through Thursday, a club will meet, enjoy lunch in the classroom, and discuss a good book!
On Friday, March 20th the clubs chose their books and received their first assignment. As a group the club decided how many pages to read by their first meeting and each club member was given a role to complete for the first meeting. Feel free to listen to your child read their book and help them complete their role before their first meeting. In order to attend the meeting the students must have read the agreed upon pages and have completed their role. When the groups finish reading their books, they will take an AR test over them to help them work toward meeting their AR goals.
The roles are:
Discussion Leader: The discussion leader writes questions about the section they read to share with the group.
Summarizer: The summarizer writes a summary of the section they just read and shares it with the group.
Word Wizard: The word wizard is to search for and share unknown, but interesting words from section they just read with the group.
Illustrator: The illustrator is to draw a picture of something from the section of the book they just read and share with group.
Real-Life Connector: The real-life connector is to record how two events in the section they just read remind them of something in their life or of something in the life of someone they know.
Story Connector: The story connector is to record how two events in the sections they just read remind them of something in another story they have read.
I am so excited to begin! Check back often for updates!
On Friday, March 20th the clubs chose their books and received their first assignment. As a group the club decided how many pages to read by their first meeting and each club member was given a role to complete for the first meeting. Feel free to listen to your child read their book and help them complete their role before their first meeting. In order to attend the meeting the students must have read the agreed upon pages and have completed their role. When the groups finish reading their books, they will take an AR test over them to help them work toward meeting their AR goals.
The roles are:
Discussion Leader: The discussion leader writes questions about the section they read to share with the group.
Summarizer: The summarizer writes a summary of the section they just read and shares it with the group.
Word Wizard: The word wizard is to search for and share unknown, but interesting words from section they just read with the group.
Illustrator: The illustrator is to draw a picture of something from the section of the book they just read and share with group.
Real-Life Connector: The real-life connector is to record how two events in the section they just read remind them of something in their life or of something in the life of someone they know.
Story Connector: The story connector is to record how two events in the sections they just read remind them of something in another story they have read.
I am so excited to begin! Check back often for updates!
Friday, March 13, 2015
Dr. Suess Celebration Fun!
Enjoy the pictures of our Dr. Suess Celebration Fun!
Reading with our Buddies:
Wacky Wednesday:
Favorite Story Book Character Day:
Reading with our Buddies:
Wacky Wednesday:
Favorite Story Book Character Day:
Friday, February 27, 2015
Dr. Seuss Week/March Celebrations
Garfield Elementary is celebrating All Things Seuss and reading in March. Here is the information about the scheduled events. Your child received a yellow note explaining all of these.
Monday 3/2: Cat in the Hat, wear your favorite hat to school.
Monday 3/2: Cat in the Hat, wear your favorite hat to school.
Tuesday 3/3: Fox in Socks, wear your silly socks to school.
Wednesday 3/4: Wacky Wednesday, wear your mismatched clothes to school.
Thursday 3/5: All About the Books! Kids will bring their favorite book to school to share. We will be joining Mrs. Wiebesiek's class to share our books that day!
Friday 3/6: Dress like a storybook character!
Wednesday, January 14, 2015
Google Classroom
Dear Fourth Grade Families,
Google classroom is a tool that allows a teacher to send an assignment out to the entire class electronically. Students return the assignment to the teacher. The teacher can check it, add comments, and return it to the students. Some students in our classroom are doing their weekly vocabulary tests on classroom. Paper copies will not be sent home for these assignments. Parents make check their student's grades on JMC (the grade book program we use). If you are unsure how to do this please contact the Garfield office (542-4510) for help. Students can log into classroom at home and show their parents the assignment and exactly what they missed. If you have any questions please contact me.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Sunderman
Google classroom is a tool that allows a teacher to send an assignment out to the entire class electronically. Students return the assignment to the teacher. The teacher can check it, add comments, and return it to the students. Some students in our classroom are doing their weekly vocabulary tests on classroom. Paper copies will not be sent home for these assignments. Parents make check their student's grades on JMC (the grade book program we use). If you are unsure how to do this please contact the Garfield office (542-4510) for help. Students can log into classroom at home and show their parents the assignment and exactly what they missed. If you have any questions please contact me.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Sunderman
Friday, November 7, 2014
Reading Skills: Inferring
We are beginning to work on using clues in a story to make inferences about a story. I found a neat website were you go play a game to practice inferring. Check out the website:
http://www.pspb.org/blueribbon/interactives.html
http://www.pspb.org/blueribbon/interactives.html
Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Happenings September 22-26
Our vocabulary words this week are lush, vast, approach, partial, portray, and establish.
Check out the Spelling /Vocab Info page for spelling words for the week of Sept. 29- Oct. 3.
In reading we are working on "I wonder" statements based on the nonfiction books we are reading. We will be discussing turning them into questions this week.
In English we are working on revising our chosen draft. We will finish revising, edit it, and publish it to share with our class. We will continue reviewing subject and predict and introduce verbs.
Our schedule this week looks like:
Monday: Day 4: Guidance and Art
Tuesday: Day 5: P.E.
Wednesday: Day 6: Music
Thursday: Day B: STEAM and Music
Friday: Day 1: Art
During our class meeting we brainstormed ideas for making our classroom library run more smoothly. The students expressed a need for more time to AR test and book shop. We changed our morning routine to add more time for this. Students also wanted to be able to write book reviews over books they have read. I have put together a book review sheet and bulletin board from them to hang on. We will begin completing reviews this week.
Check out the Spelling /Vocab Info page for spelling words for the week of Sept. 29- Oct. 3.
In reading we are working on "I wonder" statements based on the nonfiction books we are reading. We will be discussing turning them into questions this week.
In English we are working on revising our chosen draft. We will finish revising, edit it, and publish it to share with our class. We will continue reviewing subject and predict and introduce verbs.
Our schedule this week looks like:
Monday: Day 4: Guidance and Art
Tuesday: Day 5: P.E.
Wednesday: Day 6: Music
Thursday: Day B: STEAM and Music
Friday: Day 1: Art
During our class meeting we brainstormed ideas for making our classroom library run more smoothly. The students expressed a need for more time to AR test and book shop. We changed our morning routine to add more time for this. Students also wanted to be able to write book reviews over books they have read. I have put together a book review sheet and bulletin board from them to hang on. We will begin completing reviews this week.
Wednesday, September 24, 2014
My Favorite Books! by Connor Owens
My classmates should read Black Lagoon books because they are the best. My favorite one is "The Science Fair from the Black Lagoon because it is sidesplitting. My second favorite is "The Field Trip from the Black Lagoon. My third favorite is "The Class Election from the Black Lagoon."
Thursday, September 11, 2014
Vocabulary Test on Tuesday, September 16!
Students received a study sheet today to help them review for their vocabulary words test on Tuesday, September 16th. The words are bizarre, effective, ineffective, sag, creak, and get-up-and-go.
Students can cut the words and definitions into strips to study by playing a matching game. Parents can quiz them on the definitions of the words and ask them to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Students can cut the words and definitions into strips to study by playing a matching game. Parents can quiz them on the definitions of the words and ask them to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Friday, September 5, 2014
Happenings for Sept. 2-5th!
During reading this week we learned about expository text and text features. Expository text are texts that inform or provide facts about a topic. Expository text features are clues that help us understand the text. Examples of expository text features include maps, diagrams, pictures, captions associated with pictures, and graphs to name a few. We explored expository text with our partners and identified the text features we found.
Our new vocabulary words this week were trim, reminisce, and transform.
Our featured author during writing time this week was Allen Say. Say writes stories about events and people from his childhood. After reading The Bicycle Man and Tea with Milk and Sugar we brainstormed a list of memories from our childhood and chose one to write a story about.
In math we are continue to review our multiplication facts and are working on writing equations to help us solve word problems.
Our new vocabulary words this week were trim, reminisce, and transform.
Our featured author during writing time this week was Allen Say. Say writes stories about events and people from his childhood. After reading The Bicycle Man and Tea with Milk and Sugar we brainstormed a list of memories from our childhood and chose one to write a story about.
In math we are continue to review our multiplication facts and are working on writing equations to help us solve word problems.
Saturday, August 30, 2014
I PICK
The students are practicing picking good fit books in our classroom this year. They are using the I PICK strategy. I PICK stands for:
I choose the book
Purpose: Why am I reading this book?
Interest: Does it grab my attention?
Comprehend: Do I understand what I am reading?
Know: Do I know most of the words?
As students pick books they are to be thinking about the above items. If they are not able to comprehend what they are reading or don't know most of the words then it is not a good fit book.
I choose the book
Purpose: Why am I reading this book?
Interest: Does it grab my attention?
Comprehend: Do I understand what I am reading?
Know: Do I know most of the words?
As students pick books they are to be thinking about the above items. If they are not able to comprehend what they are reading or don't know most of the words then it is not a good fit book.
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